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How to Select the Best Solution Between Several Repair and/or Reconstruction Solutions for a Road Bridge?
Pierre Gilles General Inspector, Public Service of Wallonia, Belgium - French-speaking Secretary of Technical Committee PIARC 4.2 "bridges"
Michele Mele General Manager, mele consulting associates advanced engineering srl, Italy - Member of Technical Committee PIARC 4.2 "bridges"
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Bridge owners who have to manage their bridge stock are concerned about the selection of the most suitable rehabilitation strategy. The way to compare different solutions is important and is the main goal of this paper. According to responses to a questionnaire from 17 countries, a decision process was developed in order to select the most adequate rehabilitation strategy with considering technical and economical issues.